Minidoka County, Idaho (ID)

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County population in 2005: 19,014 (45% urban, 55% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 5,360
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,613

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Land area: 760 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 25 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	14.8%
Whole state:	11.8%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.6%

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.6%), Manufacturing (16.3%), Educational,health and social services (15.1%), Retail trade (10.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 76%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Minidoka County, Idaho:

White Non-Hispanic (72.1%)
Hispanic (25.5%)
Other race (17.8%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
American Indian (1.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	33.5 years
Idaho median age:	33.2 years

Males: 10,083	(50.0%)
Females: 10,091	(50.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,074
County population in 2003: 19,333
Jobs in 2003: 7,439

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Total labor force in 2004: 9,381
Unemployment rate in 2004: 7.9%

Average household size:

Minidoka County:	2.9 people
Idaho:	2.7 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $35,320 ($32,021 in 2000)

This county	$35,320
Idaho:	$41,443

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $98,566

Minidoka County	$98,566
Idaho:	$134,900

Median montly rent in 2000: $394
Institutionalized population: 122
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Minidoka County in 2000: $677

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 50
Thefts: 102
Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 3
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 16
Burglaries: 68
Thefts: 128
Auto thefts: 12

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2004 Presidential Election results in Minidoka County Idaho:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 80.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 18.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $646 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Minidoka County is $429 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $666 a month.

Cities in this county include: Rupert, Heyburn, Paul, Acequia, Minidoka.

Neighboring counties: Blaine County , Cassia County , Jerome County , Lincoln County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Minidoka County: Amalga (A), Brigham Point Trapper Cabin (B), Minidoka Pond Access Area (C), Idaho Youth Ranch (D), Lakeview Farm (E), Clawson Substation (F), Duffin Substation (G), Rupert Country Club (H), Camp Holly Lake (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Paul Cemetery (1), Rupert Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: German Lake (A), Indian Lake (B), Jack Brockie Lake (C), Bluegrass Lake (D), Bottleneck Lake (E), Brigham Point Lake (F), Brockie Lake (G), Brokie Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Main Drain (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Beach: Lava Point (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.1%
Idaho:	1.7%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 670
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,205 (24% naturalized citizens)

Minidoka County:	10.9%
Whole state:	5.0%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 504
1990 to 1994: 514
1985 to 1989: 339
1980 to 1984: 198
1975 to 1979: 277
1970 to 1974: 170
1970 to 1974: 40
1965 to 1969: 163

Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.3%

Minidoka County marital status for males

Minidoka County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,861
One, attached: 72
Two: 178
3 or 4: 217
5 to 9: 53
10 to 19: 69
20 or more: 104
Mobile homes: 934
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 10

Housing units in Minidoka County with a mortgage: 2,629 (393 second mortgage, 208 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,328

Agriculture in Minidoka County
Average size of farms: 329 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $274994
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $747.22
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $223640
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 85.10%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 98.97%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $154999
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.62%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.25
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 24.06%
All wheat for grain: 35062 harvested acres
Vegetables: 40 harvested acres

Minidoka County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Idaho state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
Food (13%)
Construction (9%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Food (12%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
Farmers and farm managers (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Mexico (91%)
Spain (2%)
Germany (2%)
Canada (1%)
Philippines (1%)
United Kingdom (0%)
Costa Rica (0%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Minidoka County:

English (18%)
German (13%)
United States or American (12%)
Irish (4%)
Danish (3%)
Swedish (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Minidoka County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,767 (78%)
Carpooled: 1,085 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Motorcycle: 23 (0%)
Bicycle: 17 (0%)
Walked: 185 (2%)
Other means: 106 (1%)
Worked at home: 462 (5%)

People in group quarters in Minidoka County, Idaho

80 people in nursing homes
42 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
22 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $36,109.

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,958 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Idaho average:	9.61%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Idaho ($16,023 average AGI)
2.50% relocated from other states ($10,935 average AGI)
Minidoka County: 2.50%
Idaho average: 5.54%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Cassia County, ID	2.44% ($26,529 average AGI)
from Twin Falls County, ID	0.52% ($21,364)
from Canyon County, ID	0.24% ($23,667)
from Jerome County, ID	0.24% ($22,333)
from Ada County, ID	0.19% ($33,833)

8.64% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,299 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.64%
Idaho average:	8.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.94% relocated to other counties in Idaho ($18,440 average AGI)
2.70% relocated to other states ($8,857 average AGI)
Minidoka County: 2.70%
Idaho average: 4.23%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Cassia County, ID	2.56% ($25,187 average AGI)
to Ada County, ID	0.95% ($26,597)
to Twin Falls County, ID	0.85% ($33,691)
to Bannock County, ID	0.32% ($25,429)
to Jerome County, ID	0.28% ($22,889)
to Bonneville County, ID	0.18% ($40,417)
to Blaine County, ID	0.15% ($30,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Births per 1000 population in Minidoka County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Minidoka County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Minidoka County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,115 (2,742 aged, 373 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%

Household type by relationship

Households: 20,029

In family households: 18,173 (4,658 male householders, 736 female householders)
4,638 spouses, 7,063 children (6,324 natural, 279 adopted, 460 stepchildren), 359 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 70 parents, 247 other relatives, 275 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,856 (749 male householders (586 living alone)), 851 female householders (811 living alone)), 256 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 145 (123 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,164 2-persons, 1,109 3-persons, 991 4-persons, 610 5-persons, 328 6-persons, 192 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,397 1-person, 153 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 21 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

4,837 married couples with children.
947 single-parent households (301 men, 646 women).

78.2% of residents of Minidoka County speak English at home.
20.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 37% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $96,174,000 ($5002 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,642,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $41,437,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,750,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,866,000
Federal grants: $20,304,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,532,000 ($149,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,286,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,487,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $9,642,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,842,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,759

Here:	93 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 958

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	37 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +383

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,318

Here:	-122 per 1000 residents
State:	+43 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Minidoka County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.58 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 79
1995 to 1998: 391
1990 to 1994: 306
1980 to 1989: 714
1970 to 1979: 2,056
1960 to 1969: 1,030
1950 to 1959: 1,210
1940 to 1949: 650
1939 or earlier: 1,062

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Minidoka County, Idaho:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 114
3 rooms: 342
4 rooms: 590
5 rooms: 1,384
6 rooms: 1,055
7 rooms: 704
8 rooms: 572
9 or more rooms: 599

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minidoka County, Idaho:

1 room: 46
2 rooms: 162
3 rooms: 276
4 rooms: 383
5 rooms: 429
6 rooms: 179
7 rooms: 62
8 rooms: 43
9 or more rooms: 33

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Minidoka County:

no bedroom: 55
1 bedroom: 330
2 bedrooms: 1,131
3 bedrooms: 2,683
4 bedrooms: 837
5 or more bedrooms: 324

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Minidoka County:

no bedroom: 70
1 bedroom: 332
2 bedrooms: 618
3 bedrooms: 479
4 bedrooms: 86
5 or more bedrooms: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Minidoka County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 137
1 vehicle: 1,204
2 vehicles: 2,232
3 vehicles: 1,238
4 vehicles: 393
5 or more vehicles: 156

Cars and other vehicles available in Minidoka County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 102
1 vehicle: 784
2 vehicles: 527
3 vehicles: 149
4 vehicles: 42
5 or more vehicles: 9

65% of Minidoka County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Idaho.

Minidoka County:	64.5%
State average:	50.5%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 11900
Northeast: 116
Midwest: 1028
South: 906
West: 3928

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (67%)
Utility gas (14%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Wood (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (66%)
Utility gas (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 117

Here:	4.1%
Idaho:	7.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	2.0%
Idaho:	5.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 93

Here:	17.5%
Idaho:	22.0%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Minidoka County government finances in 2004:

Charges - Hospital Public: $10,462,000
All Other: $2,711,000

Solid Waste Management: $54,000
Current Operations - Own Hospitals: $10,462,000
Welfare - Other: $2,455,000

Corrections - Other: $1,154,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $970,000

Police Protection: $968,000

Financial Administration: $656,000

Solid Waste Management: $591,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $262,000

General - Other: $222,000

Health Services - Other: $202,000

Central Staff Services: $163,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $135,000

General Public Buildings: $131,000

Natural Resources - Other: $80,000

Parks & Recreation: $29,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $15,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $238,000
General - Interest on Debt: $381,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Higher Education: $404,000
Corrections: $341,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $435,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $4,500,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $800,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $545,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $4,000,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $500,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $255,000
Miscellaneous - Special Assessments: $542,000
Interest Earnings: $401,000

General Revenue, NEC: $343,000
Other Capital Outlay - General Public Building: $28,000
Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $19,000

Financial Administration: $13,000

Police Protection: $12,000

Judicial: $10,000

Corrections - Other: $9,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,375,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $4,250,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,880,000
Tax - Property: $2,878,000
Motor Vehicle License: $90,000

NEC: $82,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $6,732,000

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